If you haven’t seen Firefly or Serenity before then gorramit your brainpan must be emptier than I thought. For those of you with the misfortune to have missed this great series, it’s currently available on both Hulu and NetFlix. The Browncoat community that is the fans of Firefly have to be the most dedicated (sane) fans you’ll meet. And they do a lot of charity work using the movie and the series to bring each other together to get it all done.

The fan base was so strong that a second movie was made by the fans and all the sales are going to charity. It’s called Browncoats Redemption and the sales of the DVDs end on September 1st. Go to the website, buy it, get a great piece of the verse and give a helping hand to the charities supported by the sales. While your at it go watch the BDS (big damn series – Firefly) and the BDM (big damn movie – Serenity).

Halloween may seem ages off, and you’re probably already annoyed by all the retail shops already throwing the haunting season at you, but we’re doing it for a good reason.

Halloween gets insanely busy for us. All of our wings are made to order, and while we try to anticipate as much of the rush as possible, there is really no way for us to predict which of our designs will be popular each year. One way we are preparing is by making blank wings since many designs use the same shape. Hopefully this will cut a lot of the build time down.

This year will be even more hectic, because Amber (who paints the wings) is due on the big night. We’re all super excited about the new arrival and are adapting our usual pre-Halloween prep accordingly.

So we are asking anyone who has been planning to order wings for this Halloween to please order early. Especially custom orders.

We will be cutting off sales early this year too. The following list details the cut off dates for wing orders this year.

Local Orders

In Stock Wings must be ordered by Oct 29th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Made to Order wings must be ordered by Oct 20th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Custom Order wings must be ordered by Oct 15th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Domestic Orders (i.e. within the US)

With Standard Shipping:

In Stock wings must be ordered by Oct 10th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Made to Order wings must be ordered by Oct 1st to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Custom Order wings must be ordered by Sept 25th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

In Stock Wings must be ordered by Oct 20th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Made to Order wings must be ordered by Oct 15th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

Custom Order wings must be ordered by Oct 10th to ensure delivery by Oct. 30th

You can still order wings after these dates, but we can not guarantee they will arrive by Halloween.

Also, we have been adding some new advent garland kits to our inventory, some of which have a spooky vibe. While these kits are mostly used for counting down to Christmas, it is not there only use. Request customized tags to turn them into personalized party favors or packaging for trick-or-treats unlike any others. Keep the numbered tags and turn the garland into not only favors and decoration and your Halloween bash, but also into a game.

Don’t have time for the DIY touch this year, that’s OK. We have recently also added a Kit to Complete Upgrade option. Pick the kit you like and we’ll make it.

Because of the limited edition nature of the papers we use to create these kits, many are one of a kind. The most we’ve ever had of one garland design was three. This is the main reason we have added this upgrade option and why we list as kits as we get the materials to give you the widest range of options.

Anyone who is into crafting can tell you, making this is addictive. I feel all out of sorts if I go too long without creating something and have acquired a hefty stash of tools, supplies, and such. We’re working on getting to where we can buy a house instead of renting and at the top of the list of things we want in our new home is a space I can turn into a proper studio/office with plenty of storage for all my odds and ends.